Hi, Thinking of getting this for my Hubby as B-day present/lot of camping in popup. Know nothing about solar chargers.Will it charge a laptop?
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This solar panel is more to maintain a charge in a 12 volt battery. It wouldn't directly charge a lap top without some fancy modifications. I would suggest a battery pack/ inverter charger that would give you the ability to run a laptop for several hours.
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I wouldn't do that if it were me. Just because it might doesn't outweigh the fact you can cause major damage to your laptop. The proper way to do this would be to get a battery and run your laptop through an inverter. This panel would keep the battery charged.
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I use motorcoaches for 30 years and when stored at home the solar panel on roof cannot get sun. So I bought this, put a metal type hanger on it and leave it pointing toward Sun from ladder on rear of coach.... as batteries right there. Works fine and keeps the batteries on a small charge. Have had no problems.
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It will charge a power source which will charge a laptop. If you are not knowledgable about solar generator systems I would not recommend purchasing this unit as it is only one component of the whole system. There are all in one portable charging systems out there. You can get a decent one for a couple hundred.
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As long as it can be charged with a usb cable it should work just fine. Just a note, the solar panel does not come with a usb cord, just a place to plug one in.
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That's a good question. I THINK it works by either charging the connected device from its battery, or by charging the battery. There's an on/off switch that powers the USB connection. So that's a way to differentiate this from a true solar charger. With this you can charge and store, with a solar charger you have to leave the device connected to the solar charger and in the sun to charge. I could be wrong about that. I may ahve to test that the next sunny day.
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This solar charger only charges mobile devices . This might help. Solar 11-in-1 battery charger . Look for it on amazon.
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I think it should, however if it is an appliance drawing a lot of power I do not know how long it would last. As a comparison, it can charge a normal laptop at least twice...which would be about 5-10 hours of computer use time. Beyond this I am not sure.
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If your laptop can be charged with 9 or 12 volts, and it draws no more than 4.5 amps while charging, then yes. However, I'm pretty certain that most laptops require around 18 volts for charging, maybe a chromebook could be charged with this guy, but I would need to check. If you want to post a link to your laptop I could tell you with certainty whether or not you can charge yours with it.
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I don't think so. But you may want to check the Voltage/Amps your laptop needs and compare it to the one this charger supplies. On the other hand I don't know how you are planning to plug your laptop to a USB.
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If your laptop's charger can connect to a USB port it could. But most likely your computer/laptop power supply (charger) connects to an outlet. This portable charger only charges devices that can charge through a USB. If not than anything else won't charge.
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HI, Might did not come with a solar charger. I am not sure if it can be hooked up to one or not.
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no its not enough to power a laptop, but it might PoWer a 7-inch tablet if you left it out in direct Sun for like 4 hours maybe 6 hours
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Hello. This charger is meant for charging Cellphones, iPods and similar devices. While it may give you a partial charge for a Laptop, it is not optimal for this purpose. Thank you
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No it is not supposed to charge your laptop, any time you see a USB docking station (Actually should be called Port Replicator) it will not charge your laptop. The ones that would charge the laptop are the actual docking stations where your laptop snaps on to the docking station. Not all laptops have that port to allow it to dock.
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Possibly. It charges mp3 player's, cell phones, ipads. It comes with a few adapters. I guess it depends on you solar lights connections. You probably return it if it doesn't meet your needs. God Speed.
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I am not sure if you are looking for a battery or solar, the solar I can answer. For a laptop you will need the highest wattage you can get. You will also need an adapter to go from the Solar charger to the laptop. I do not know if you can find one on line or have to make it, that "PLUG" would have to atatch to your battery port on the laptop. I have a "SOLAR 12" It works great on my tablet even while I'm using it. I hope this helps you. SPM
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No it will not charge a laptop as laptops take 45-90 watts and it is limited to 10 watts. It can charge all cell phones, and most other portable devices. It can charge tablets but they are hard work. the power box pedal generator is a better device for tablets and you could power a laptop with it by charging and external battery first. The videos on our website show how to do this as well as under support, advanced power box guide.
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No it does not work on solar power you will need to charge it with the micro usb cable either plugged into your pc or any 5v power supply from your phone. Hope this helps
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It probably would charge a computer, but I am thinking it would take a very long time to get it to full charge. It would be more of a trickle charger in this situation. I am thinking you might want something much better suited for this job. I use mine for my smart phone, Gopro cameras, and MP3 and it charges them fairly fast.